Himalayan Fog

I want to recount to you a very lovely memory....

Snow Day

This hot chocolate is thick, sweet, spicy, and complex. It reminds me both of the time I spent in warm Okinawa, of backpacking through Nicaragua, and the chilly Andean nights of Cutervo, Peru.

Okinawa Hot Chocolate

-handful raw cacao beans, ground for 30 seconds

-1/2 c. boiling water

-1/2 chile de arbol, crumbled

-1 stick cinnamon

-4-5 whole cloves

-1 oz dark chocolate

-several large chunks Okinawan black sugar

-milk, to taste

Combine everything, and heat over low heat until everything has married together (around 30 minutes).  Raise heat, bring to a simmer, and strain. Enjoy hot on a snowy day.

(Okinawan black sugar & cacao beans)